The
most popular route although not the most scenic. It is also the fastest
route to point Lenana. Take this classic route up Mount Kenya though the
notoriously treacherous vertical bog and into the wide Teleki Valley
beneath the Tryndall, The Lewis Glacier.

Though
the summit can be reached in 4 days as per the below itinerary, we
strongly recommend an overnight acclimatization at the base, Naromoru
River Lodge. This can be arranged for at an extra fee.

Day 1: Nairobi/Meteorological Station 3-4 hrs, 10km, 400m
ascent

Transfer to Naromoru Park Gate for registration and where the hike
starts, 2600m From the gate, keep to the park track, which follows the
crest of a board ridge between the Northern and Southern Naromoru
valleys. The going is easy and it’s a pleasant walking through the
forest. About two thirds of the way up after the bridge there are good
views to the left north down into the Northern Naromoru valley. The trek
ends at Met station 3,000m where dinner and overnight rest will be, B,
L, D

Day
2: Met Station/Mackinders Camp 5-6 hrs, 10km, 1200m
ascent

Head uphill on the track to pass the radio must on your right after
about half an hour. The trek runs into a path and after another 30
minutes, you will reach the end of the forest belt and enter the
moorland. This is the vertical bog conditions range from damp to
glutinous depending on when it last rained. Continue through until the
going improves and you reach a fork overlooking Teleki Valley to reach
Mackinders Camp, 4,200m. Dinner and overnight at Mackinders Camp, B, L,
D

The
normal approach is to start at 2 am in order to reach point Lenana
taking about 4 hr walk by sunrise at 6:30am. After sunrise, descend down
to Mackinders Camp for breakfast, 2hrs and walk further 4hrs, way back
to Met Station for dinner and overnight, B, L, D

Day 4:Met Station/Naromoru/Nairobi 3hrs, 9km, 400m

After breakfast, descend through the rainforest which is 9km to Naromoru
Park Gate at 2,600m where you will connect with your transport back to
Nairobi, B, L

Tour
cost: US$ 690 per person

Included in the price:
• Guarantee price/guarantee trek on confirmation
• Transfer to and from the base of the mountain
• Full board accommodation whilst on the trek.

• Meal plan as detailed:
B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner • Accommodations in camps/huts as per the itinerary• All park entrance fees to include government taxes• Service of an English speaking professional guide, porters and skilled
cook• Start and finish Nairobi• Treated water on the trek.
• On completion, successful climb Certificate

Excluded: • Laundry,
tips, sleeping bags, drinks, accommodation before the
trek and climbing gears• International flights • Visas to Kenya
• Items of personal nature• Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

Mount Kenya is Africa’s
second highest mountain at 5,199m (17,058
feet) and the highest of all Kenya
Mountains. Mount Kenya is roughly circular, about 60km across at the
200mm contour, where the steep font hills rise out of the gentler slopes
of the centered highlands. At the centre of the massif, the main peaks
rise sharply from around 4,500m to the main summit of Batian 5,199m,
Nelion 5,188m and point Lenana 4,985m. Other major summits on the
mountain include Point Piggott 4,957m, Point Dutton 4,885 and Point John
4,883m. Of the three main peaks (Batian, Lenana and Nelion), only point
Lenana can be reached by trekkers and the other two being only for
technical climbers.

Africa's highest
mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro stands on featureless part of the East
African plateau, on the Tanzanian side of the Kenya border near Moshi,
side by side with the smaller Mount Meru. These mountains are extinct
volcanoes, with Kilimanjaro actually being the agglomeration of three
distinct volcanoes, Kibo (5896m/ 19,340 ft), Mwenzi (5,149 / 16,896 ft)
and Shira (3,962m / 13,000 ft). whose violent creation is geologically
associated with the creation of the Great Rift Valley, 100km to the
West.

Mount Meru is Mount
Kilimanjaro's little sister, standing at 4,566m compared to 5,895m, but
is still an impressive freestanding volcano, which makes a superb four
day climb to the top. It last erupted in 1910 therefore can be
classified as an active volcano. The first Mount Meru ascent was made by Dr. Fritz
Jaeger, 1904. The town of Arusha lies at the base of Mount Meru
Trekking, loads of trek companies do this trek. Wild animals are
frequently found on this mountain therefore an armed ranger usually
accompanies the trekkers.